Dane Alden was a photo journalist whose livelihood depended upon tragedy; yet he wasn't prepared for that tragedy to meet so close to home. Then, one summer on assignment in Baghdad, he met Ellen Veers and his life would never be the same. Now years later, her photograph haunts him, a spot, The Spot, slowly growing within it and clouding his life in obsession and pain. His only salvation? Uncovering the truth of that photo before its too late.

Izzy never feared anything. She lived in a world without boogeymen or closet monsters - a world in which nothing was accepted as truth until it could be seen. When her parents install nightlights for her little brother, everything changes, and overnight Izzy comes to know fear for the first time.

Kyle Ingham, a father grieved by the death of his daughter, will do anything to speak with her again. Anita Shaw only wants to bring peace to those that cannot let go. When their paths cross their journey will bring them to a cemetery in the middle of the night, each with their own plans. *** Winner - 1st Place - Horror/Mystery category The Mystical Awards (August 9, 2017) *** *** Winner - 1st Place - Horror/Paranormal category The Crayon Awards (August 8, 2017) *** *** Winner - 2nd Place - Specialty Awards, Best Supporting Character, The Discourse Awards *** *** Winner - 2nd Place - Horror, Blue Rose Awards (October 2017) *** *** Winner - 1st Runner-up - Horror, Jo Awards 2017 (Mar 2, 2017) *** *** Winner - 3rd Place - Horror, Rose Quartz Awards *** *** Winner - New Star Award - 2017 Horror Contest by @XInsanelyCreepyX (July 30, 2017) *** *** 5th Place / Finalist - Elimination Awards (August 2017) *** *** Highest Rating - #312 in Horror (September 05, 2017) ***

Teagan, a foul-mouthed, rock enthusiast, and her boyfriend find themselves hungover, struggling to remember the night before, and unable to reach their friends. But as flashes of the previous evening bubble to the surface, Teagan begins to suspect that something may be very, very wrong. *** 1st Place - Short Story - The Blooming Author Awards (Sept. 21, 2017) *** *** 1st Place - Short Story - The Blue Awards *** *** 2nd Place - Short Story - The Crayon Awards 2017 ***

Wyatt Alexander enjoyed the solitude of his work at the Kembhavi-Cooper Craters, but a pressure aberration on a water main out of one the largest Martian colonies breaks that solitude and forces him onto an emergency repair that puts his life and the lives of the colonists at risk. By user Christopher Opyr (as Chris Hutton) Cover Awarded to Me by Royalty Awards *** Royalty Awards - 1st Place Science Fiction, Best Cover Science Fiction, Best Plot Science Fiction (August 2017) *** *** The Crayon Awards - 2nd Place Science Fiction (August 2017) *** *** The Blue Awards Winner - Science Fiction (September 26, 2017) *** *** 3rd Place - Science-Fiction, Blue Rose Awards (October 2017) *** *** 4th Place / Finalist - Elimination Awards (August 2017) *** *** Rose Gold Awards - Honourable Mention Science Fiction (August 2017) *** *** Highest Ranking Achieved - #530 in Science Fiction ***

24 years of interstellar travel, check. Consequences incoming. After a great mistake leaves a planetary colony in jeopardy, Dr. Talia Ernst contemplates a life-altering decision about her future and struggles with the repercussions of the decision that brought her to Anima. Cover created by The Unity Awards and *** The Unity Awards - 1st Place - Science Fiction (September 30, 2017) *** *** The Freedom Awards - 1st Place - Science Fiction (September, 2017) *** *** Elimination Awards - 1st Place - Science Fiction (September 11, 2017) *** *** The Discourse Awards - 1st Place - Science Fiction (November 2017) *** *** The Blue Rose Awards - 3rd Place - Rookie Award (October 2017) *** *** Highest Rating - #534 in Science-Fiction (August 24, 2017) ***

Communication has been lost with a research colony on the quarantined planet of Alium. In response, Dr. Carlo Offredi has been sent along with a team of experts and a military escort to investigate and report back to the Galactic Coalition. A mishap on atmospheric entry, however, quickly places the lives of all involved in jeopardy, and forces the crew into a battle for survival that will test their individual limits even as they confront the truth hidden on the surface of Alium. *** Highest Rank - #354 in Science Fiction (November 10, 2017) *** *** 1st Place - Sci-Fi - The Rose Awards 2018 *** *** 3rd Place - Sci-Fi - The Firecracker Awards *** *** 3rd Place - Sci-Fi - The Unicorn Awards ***

Mr. Nelson Pugh suffers from crippling anxiety, which is only exacerbated when he travels. So when on his latest business trip he receives an unusual series of calls from his wife, Eleanor, his anxiety gets the best of him. At first, giving in to his own self-doubt, he attempts to cast aside his growing fears as another episode of paranoid delusion. As the calls continue, however, Nelson can no longer be sure. Is he suffering from a panic attack or is his family in terrible danger? And if the danger is real, will anyone believe him when he can barely trust himself? Hundreds of miles away and with no hope of reaching his family, Mr. Nelson Pugh must uncover the truth before the mystery reveals itself with potentially horrific consequences. *** Highest Ranking - #155 in Horror (October 19, 2017) *** *** Highest Ranking - #37 in Terror (July 17th, 2020) *** *** Overall Winner - Mysterious Marvel's "WayPaver Pick's Awards" (December 2, 2017) *** *** 2nd Place - Horror - The Sunset Awards (October 7, 2017) *** *** 2nd Place - Horror - The Unity Awards *** *** 3rd Place - Horror - The Corona Awards ***